Sunday 25th September – 15th Sunday after Trinity • • PETS BLESSING SERVICE at 9.30am at St Nicholas’, Curdworth • • Holy Communion at 9.30am at St Chad’s, Wishaw • • Holy Communion at 11.15am at St Nicholas’, Curdworth • • HARVEST FESTIVAL at 3.30pm at St John’s, Middleton Details of forthcoming Services can be found in the NewsletterFrom Rev Noel: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II I, like many of you, was shocked, surprised and deeply saddened to hear the news on Thursday at the passing of her Majesty the Queen. I am extremely grateful to the team of people around me who have gone above and beyond the call to ensure that we honour her memory in the right way, from opening the churches, sorting out flags, getting together as a choir, to taking services at short notice. I have been reflecting though over the last couple of days about what service means and ultimately to who we answer. In this I recall the words spoken by Queen Elizabeth on her 90th birthday. “I have been—and remain—very grateful to … God for His steadfast love. I have indeed seen His faithfulness,”Words that pointed, not to her, or her reign, or even her country or commonwealth or kingdom- but that pointed to a King whose reign will never end, and whose throne will never pass away, and whose Kingdom will never be shaken- a God who is steadfast, and faithful. Whose word is true, and whose word is enough.As we gather, after what has been an almost surreal few days, it will probably be for different reasons and with different emotions. For some, it’ll be because we want to pay our respects to the one who served her country so diligently. For others, maybe it’s a sense of sadness and empathy with those children and grandchildren who have lost their mother and grandmother. Maybe even some of us have a bit of anger- after all that this year is throwing at us, now this? Maybe it’s a bit of all of these or something else. However we feel, and whatever we bring, the words from the book of Revelation which we have used in some services are there to encourage and challenge us. They point to a time when ‘the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.’ It is that hope that Her Majesty had through her faith in Jesus Christ. May she rest in peace and rise in Glory. Amen
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